#Pandemic #risk: Why #birdflu is a #concern for researchers, https://www.ndr.de/ratgeber/gesundheit/Pandemie-Risiko-Warum-die-Vogelgrippe-der-Forschung-Sorgen-bereitet,coronavirusupdate292.html
The avian flu virus is considered a pathogen with pandemic potential. #H5N1 has been rampant among dairy #cows in the #US for almost a year. Virologist #Drosten also warns that livestock should be kept in mind as potential vectors. But now, of all times, the Trump administration is attacking science.
Florian #Krammer fears that the #global influenza #research network CEIRR, which includes European, Japanese, and Chinese scientists, could also be affected by #Trump's radical interventions, especially since it is financially dependent on the #NIH. Under the umbrella of the most important US agency for biomedical research, six institutes focus on influenza. The NIH has an annual budget of nearly $50 billion – so far.